August 07, 2017

A Citrus Pick Me Up

Citrus is my favorite scent when I need energy or a little pick me up. There's just something about the orange/grapefruit/lemon/lime kind of scents that make me happy. You can't smell them and not instantly feel a little more clear-headed and mellow. (Try it, I dare you!) So when I got the chance to try Weleda's Citrus Refreshing Body Oil, I jumped at the opportunity to combine my favorite lemon fragrance with a moisturizing oil. (Oils are the kind of moisturizer I use the least, mainly just because I haven't found many that I love). Well consider that small list to have one more occupant on it. I'm totally loving this one! I take two showers a day (I know it's terrible for my skin) because I exercise after work, so I take a shower before I go to sleep (I don't know how anybody gets into bed dirty) and then when I wake up to get myself ready for the day. (It also takes like, a gallon of coffee. Did I mention I'm not a morning person?!) Once I've toweled off after my shower, I use a few drops of this on every part of my body that gets dry and I saw such a difference in a short time (I'd say about ten days or so). The oil itself isn't greasy and absorbs fairly quickly, so it won't ruin your clothes if you give it a few minutes to sink in first. What it does leave behind is soft, silky skin (I sound like an ad for a new kind of ladies razor!) with the lovely faint scent of fresh lemons. It's the best kind of lemon scent too - it smells like a fruit grove on the coast of Italy - and it just makes me so happy. At $21.50, it's an affordable way to moisturize and get yourself the perfect summer fragrance lingering on your skin. Consider me a body oil convert!

Note: A sample of this product was sent to me by a PR representative working with Weleda